Gospel: Mark 6:45-52
After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied, Jesus made his
disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward
Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And when he had taken leave of them,
he went off to the mountain to pray. When it was evening, the boat was far out
on the sea and he was alone on shore. Then he saw that they were tossed about
while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the
night, he came toward them walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them. But
when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried
out. They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them,
“Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid! He got into the boat with them and
the wind died down. They were completely astounded. They had not understood the
incident of the loaves. On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.
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Reflection:
What does our closeness to Jesus do to us when we are in the midst of a
difficult problem? It calms us, it gives us hope and it assures us that
everything will be OK for as long as we have faith in Him. All of us have been
into many difficult situations and time and again our faith in Jesus is always
our safe refuge.
In our gospel the disciples were being heavily battered by huge waves.
Perhaps they already thought that it was already the end of their lives. Then,
lo and behold in the midst of the violent storm here comes Jesus walking on sea
going to them. After which Jesus told His disciples, “Take courage, it is I, do
not be afraid! He got into the boat with them and the wind died down (Mark
6:50-51).
From being hopeless, from being on the verge of disaster even death the
disciples were miraculously saved by Jesus. They did not call on Jesus to save
them yet Jesus came to rescue them.
What is the implication of this saving action of Jesus to us? Nobody of
us have a worry free life in this world, we will be encountering trials and
problems for as long as we live. Nevertheless we have nothing to fear and
there’s always hope for as long as we have Jesus in our lives.
Do you have Jesus in your life? Do you always reach out to Him through
your prayers, through your presence at Holy Mass and by reading His living
words in the bible? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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